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Faoi th\u00e9arma\u00ed na gCoinbhinsi\u00fan, t\u00e1 s\u00e9 de dhualgas iad a tharrth\u00e1il m\u00e1s f\u00e9idir, agus n\u00edl s\u00e9 ceadaithe iad a mhar\u00fa.<\/p>\n<p>In ainneoin sin, d&#8217;ordaigh ceannasa\u00ed na hoibr\u00edochta, an tAimir\u00e9al Cabhlaigh Frank &#8220;Mitch&#8221; Bradley, dara buille a bhualadh ar an smionagar, a raibh an bheirt ar foscadh ann.<\/p>\n<p>Tuairisc\u00edodh gur l\u00e9irigh f\u00edse\u00e1n dr\u00f3in an bheirt mharthan\u00f3ir\u00ed ag croitheadh a l\u00e1mh roimh r\u00e9. Bheadh l\u00e9irmh\u00edni\u00fa na comhartha\u00edochta seo ina bhun\u00fas le cath polaiti\u00fail t\u00e9ite n\u00edos d\u00e9ana\u00ed. Dar le reacht\u00f3ir\u00ed Daonlathacha agus breathn\u00f3ir\u00ed cearta daonna a chonaic an f\u00edse\u00e1n, ba l\u00e9ir go raibh na fir i gcruach\u00e1s, ag d\u00e9anamh comhartha\u00ed g\u00e9illte n\u00f3 tarrth\u00e1la. N\u00ed raibh raidi\u00f3 acu, n\u00e1 airm, n\u00e1 aon mhodh gluaiseachta.<\/p>\n<p>Don rialtas agus d\u00e1 chosant\u00f3ir\u00ed, \u00e1fach, l\u00e9irmh\u00edn\u00edodh an croitheadh l\u00e1mh ar bhealach eile. Mha\u00edgh an Seanad\u00f3ir Tom Cotton agus oifigigh mh\u00edleata go raibh na fir ag d\u00e9anamh comhartha\u00ed do bh\u00e1id cairt\u00e9il sa cheantar, agus mar sin go rabhadar f\u00f3s ag troid agus ag iarraidh an lastas aindleathach a tharrth\u00e1il. Tuairisc\u00edodh go ndearna an tAimir\u00e9al Bradley meas\u00fan\u00fa go raibh an smionagar, ina raibh c\u00f3caon f\u00f3s b&#8217;fh\u00e9idir, ina sprioc mh\u00edleata bhail\u00ed le scriosadh.<\/p>\n<p>Ar aon n\u00f3s, ar orduithe an aimir\u00e9il, bhuail dara sraith de mhuinisin an smionagar. 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Chosain an R\u00fana\u00ed Cosanta Hegseth an cinneadh go l\u00e1idir, ag r\u00e1: &#8220;M\u00e1 thugann t\u00fa druga\u00ed chuig an t\u00edr seo i mb\u00e1d, aimseoidh muid th\u00fa agus cuirfidh muid go t\u00f3in poill th\u00fa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ach le breis agus c\u00e9ad bliain anuas, \u00f3 rinne SAM a ch\u00e9ad urghabh\u00e1il \u00f3ipiam ar muir sa bhliain 1886, ba ghn\u00edomh p\u00f3il\u00edneachta, n\u00ed gn\u00edomh m\u00edleata, \u00e9 dul i ngleic le druga\u00ed \u00e1 smuigle\u00e1il ar muir. Bh\u00ed daoine neamhchiontach go dt\u00ed go gcruth\u00f3fa\u00ed a gciontacht; bail\u00edodh fianaise; re\u00e1cht\u00e1ladh trialacha. Ach sa ch\u00e1s seo, cuireadh ionsaithe dhi\u00farac\u00e1n Hellfire in \u00e1it phr\u00f3iseas cu\u00ed an dl\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Na hIarmhairt\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sna m\u00edonna a lean an eachtra seo, rinne f\u00f3rsa\u00ed SAM os cionn 20 ionsa\u00ed eile mar sin, ag mar\u00fa n\u00edos m\u00f3 n\u00e1 80 duine. Ina measc si\u00fad bh\u00ed Col\u00f3maigh, Veinis\u00e9alaigh, agus saor\u00e1naigh de chuid Oile\u00e1n na Tr\u00edon\u00f3ide agus Tob\u00e1ga. C\u00e9 gur mha\u00edgh SAM gur sceimhlitheoir\u00ed iad go l\u00e9ir, d\u00fairt teaghlaigh na marbh gur iascair\u00ed bochta iad ar cuireadh orthu dul i mbun smuigle\u00e1la\u2014oibrithe sealadacha nach raibh aon eolas acu ar an gcogadh geopholaiti\u00fail n\u00edos leithne.<\/p>\n<p>Fadhb mh\u00f3r ba ea an easpa tr\u00e9dhearcachta freisin. N\u00edor eis\u00edodh ainmneacha na marbh ar dt\u00fas. N\u00edor aims\u00edodh aon choirp le haghaidh scr\u00fad\u00fa iarbh\u00e1is. Chuaigh an &#8220;fhianaise&#8221; go t\u00f3in Mhuir Chairib.<\/p>\n<p>I Washington, thosaigh imscr\u00faduithe, ag \u00e9ileamh a fh\u00e1il amach an raibh ord\u00fa neamhdhleathach ar n\u00f3s &#8220;maraigh iad go l\u00e9ir&#8221; eisithe. C\u00e9 gur thug an tAimir\u00e9al Bradley fianaise nach bhfuair s\u00e9 aon ord\u00fa follasach den s\u00f3rt sin \u00f3 Pete Hegseth, ag an am c\u00e9anna, d&#8217;ordaigh s\u00e9 f\u00e9in an dara buille. L\u00e9ir\u00edonn s\u00e9 sin c\u00e9n saghas cult\u00fair at\u00e1 i gceist le hoibri\u00fach\u00e1n Southern Spear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>R\u00e9 Nua Coga\u00edochta?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feidhm\u00edonn a tharla ar an 2 Me\u00e1n F\u00f3mhair, 2025, mar chloch mh\u00edle ghruama i bpolasa\u00ed eachtrach Mheirice\u00e1. Sin \u00e9 an l\u00e1 a thug SAM neamhaird ar Choinbhinsi\u00fain na Gin\u00e9ive, tr\u00ed marthan\u00f3ir\u00ed gan cosaint a mhar\u00fa.<\/p>\n<p>Arda\u00edonn an t-iompar uaf\u00e1sach sin ceisteanna m\u00edchompordacha freisin: An f\u00e9idir le rialtas a fh\u00f3gairt go haontaobhach gur saighdi\u00fair\u00ed iad coirpigh? Agus m\u00e1s ea, an bhfuil an ceart acu ansin iad a mhar\u00fa gan pr\u00f3iseas cu\u00ed, go h\u00e1irithe iad at\u00e1 <em>hors de combat<\/em>? Cad is fi\u00fa Coinbhinsi\u00fain na Gin\u00e9ive, m\u00e1 thugtar neamhaird air?<\/p>\n<p>Beidh \u00e9isteachta\u00ed comhdh\u00e1la agus c\u00e1sanna dl\u00ed ar si\u00fal chun dul i ngleic leis an eachtra uaf\u00e1sach seo, agus chun na ceisteanna sin a fhreagairt. 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<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag teacht liom. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019fh\u00e1s comr\u00e1da\u00edocht mhaith idir <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">na himreoir\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> peil<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">e<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus iom\u00e1na\u00edocht<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ach n\u00ed raibh an deis sin agam. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019imr\u00ednn liathr\u00f3id l\u00e1imhe agus c\u00e9 nach raibh l\u00edon r\u00f3mh\u00f3r dalta\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e1 n-imirt, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">imreoir rialta eile <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a ndearna m\u00e9 cairde d\u00f3ibh d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">B\u2019aoibhinn liom saol an l\u00e9inn, agus bh\u00ednn ag staid\u00e9ar n\u00f3 ag l\u00e9amh gach seans a bh\u00edodh agam. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sheas m\u00e9 amach <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">mar b\u2019fhearr le beagnach gach dalta eile sa scoil a bheith taobh amuigh, ag imirt le ch\u00e9ile. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla dalta eile <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a raibh suim acu sna ruda\u00ed c\u00e9anna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> liomsa<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00edomar an-mh\u00f3r le ch\u00e9ile \u00f3n t\u00fas. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Aithn\u00edonn ciar\u00f3g <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ciar\u00f3g<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> eile, mar a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">deir an seanfhoca<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">l, agus bh\u00ed s\u00e9 f\u00edor i mo ch\u00e1s, gan dabht. <\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Mo chill\u00edn sa <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ios<\/span><\/strong><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Sa ch\u00e9ad bhliain ar scoil bh\u00ed m\u00e9 i suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">io<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">eag Naomh Columba. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Intreoir 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style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00d3\u2019C\u00faiv<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, i l\u00e1r an aicsin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> gach uair<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Bh\u00ed asma orm agus n\u00ed raibh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">r\u00f3l\u00e1idir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, d\u00e1 bhr\u00ed sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Nuair a chloiseadh Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">screadach<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ag teacht amach an doras <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">g<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o dt<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> an <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">seomra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ina raibh s\u00e9 f\u00e9in, thagadh s\u00e9 isteach agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">shocra<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">o<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dh s\u00e9 s\u00edos muid. Ansin, mh\u00fachadh s\u00e9 an solas. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Th\u00e9imis a chodladh ar an toirt, mar bh\u00edodh tuirse orainn tar \u00e9is na ranganna, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9ir<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar \u00e9is a bheith ag imirt agus ag rith <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">aon seans<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> a bh\u00edodh againn.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Mar nach mb\u00ednn ag pleidhc\u00edocht leis na buachaill\u00ed eile, tharraing m\u00e9 a n-aird orm, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00ed<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s ag cur ceisteanna orm ag iarraidh a thuiscint c\u00e9n f\u00e1th nach raibh m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">p\u00e1irteach leo sna cluich\u00ed a bh\u00edodh acu san o\u00edche. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">N\u00ed raibh m\u00e9 ag iarraidh go mbeadh cuma <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an lagrach\u00e1in orm, agus rinne m\u00e9 leithsc\u00e9al eile go raibh tuirseach orm n\u00f3 rud <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u00e9igin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> mar sin. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ach n\u00edor chreid na <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">buachaill\u00ed focal de, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">thosa\u00edodar ag caitheamh anuas orm gach o\u00edche. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Uair amh\u00e1in, chonaic Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">m\u00e9 ag caochadh na s\u00fal chun c\u00fal a choinne\u00e1il ar n<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> deora. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">focal aige liom go discr\u00e9ideach, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d\u2019iarr <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s\u00e9 orm<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> cad a bh\u00ed ar si\u00fal.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> D\u2019inis m\u00e9 d\u00f3 go raibh na buachaill\u00ed eile sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag seasamh le ch\u00e9ile i m\u2019aghaidh, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ag caitheamh masla\u00ed liom agus ag tabhairt ainmneacha gr\u00e1nna orm.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> Sm\u00e9id s\u00e9 a cheann <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus d\u2019imigh leis.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">s cuimhin liom f\u00f3s gur stad na masla\u00ed agus na hainmneacha roimh i bhfad<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. Thosaigh na buachaill\u00ed eile ag d\u00e9anamh comhr\u00e1 liom, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">tar \u00e9is tamaill\u00edn <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">bh\u00ed m\u00e9 ar mo chompor<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, agus ag g\u00e1ire agus ag caint <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">le gach buachaill ann. <\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">An<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ch\u00e9ad uair eile a bh\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">torann ard sa suanl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">os, rith Jackie isteach chun stop a chur leis. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">D\u2019fh\u00e9ach s\u00e9 go heolach orm, agus d\u00fairt s\u00e9: \u201cAgus tusa freisin<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">, a Mhich\u00edl<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> -<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> ar ais go dt\u00ed do chill\u00edn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">agus t\u00f3g do <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">phili\u00far leat<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">!<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">\u201d Leath meangadh m\u00f3r g\u00e1ire ar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> aghaidh, agus amach an doras leis. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Ba dhuine de na leaideanna m\u00e9 anois, agus bh\u00ed m\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an-bhr\u00f3d\u00fail<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> as sin.<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">N\u00edl a fhios agam f\u00f3s cad a rinne Jackie <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">sa ch\u00falra, ach t\u00e1 s\u00e9 soil\u00e9ir go <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">raibh <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">c\u00fapla focal aige le gach ceann de na leaideanna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">. Mar go raibh meas m\u00f3r ag gach duine againn ar Jackie, d\u2019\u00e9isteamar <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">lena raibh<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> le r\u00e1 aige d\u00fainn. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">Rinne s\u00e9 an gn\u00f3 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i ngan fhios dom, ach ag <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> am c\u00e9anna thuig m\u00e9 go ndearna s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an gn\u00f3. D\u2019fhoghlaim m\u00e9 ceacht <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">iontach at\u00e1 r\u00e1ite go maith ag \u00e1r sinsear: is ioma\u00ed sl\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">chun beith\u00edoch a fheannadh. Gan dabht, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">is \u00ed ta<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dhleoireacht an tsl\u00ed is fearr chun a dheimhni\u00fa go mbeadh su\u00edoch\u00e1in ann. Bh\u00ed saol n\u00edos fearr agam ar scoil tar \u00e9is sin, agus <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">t\u00e1im <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">an-bhu\u00edoch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">i gc\u00f3na\u00ed <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">do Jackie as a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">ndearna<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\"> s\u00e9 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:14pt\">dom.<\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- wp:freeform --><p style=\"margin-top:0pt;padding-top:0;margin-bottom:10pt;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.8\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;height:1em\"><span style=\"display:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><!-- \/wp:freeform -->","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,35,38,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cursai-reatha","category-nuacht-idirnaisiunta","category-polaitiocht","category-tuairim"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14394"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14411,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14394\/revisions\/14411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mickgb.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}